Head bowed
Silently conforming
She exists
To survive
It's tough
She knows
But it doesn't matter
She's living today

I was reading this book "Dessert Flower" by Waris donno what. She was a nomad in Africa. It's kind of shocking to learn that female circumcision is still widely practised in Africa today.. They do it without the use of proper equipment and sanitary.

Scenario: A 6 yr old girl is being led by her mum in the early hours of the day to a place far from home. Reason being so that nobody can hear her scream. A gypsy met up with them and without any formal introduction (eg a handshake or greetings) starts to perform the circumcision. The girl sits on a stone, with her mum pinning her down. The gypsy spat on the blood-stained knife and cleans it. Using the same knife, she cuts her genital. Of cos, all is done while the girl is still conscious. After cutting, she uses thorns to poke thru the flesh so as to sewn up the gap. The whole process ended, with the girl being left with a matchstick-sized hole. Of cos, her pain is not over yet. It's a torture just to urine, other than the small size.. the salt in the urine will sting the fresh wound. She can't move about for fear of tearing the sewn-up flesh. So, her mum ties her legs just in case, and she has to lie in a tent made for her, alone. But she's fortunate. One of the few who survives.

Maybe it's their culture. But maybe, it's done for the men. So that they can have more pleasure during intercourse. The females on the other hand, can nv experience organsm. The worst part is while giving birth, the baby would have to squeeze thru the small hole and sometimes, will get suffocated inside the body. That's not the end.. now the hole will have to be sewn back again. How sad. Most of the time they just oblige. Ya, that's the situation in Africa and some middle eastern countries. Hopefully there will be more feminists.